Appeal No. 96-1036
Application 07/979,627
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1-5.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to a disc cartridge
that provides additional clearance for a shutter opening
means when the disc cartridge is positioned for recording
and/or reproducing within a recording and/or reproducing
apparatus.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A disc cartridge comprising:
a cartridge main body accommodating a disc and
having at least one aperture for radially exposing a
portion of the disc;
a shutter member movably mounted on the cartridge
main body for opening or closing the aperture;
a groove formed in the cartridge main body along
the direction of movement of the shutter member
parallel to the direction of insertion of the cartridge
main body into a recording and/or reproducing
apparatus, the groove receiving a shutter opening means
of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus adapted
for opening the shutter member; and
means for increasing a clearance between the
groove and the shutter opening means when the shutter
member is moved to open the aperture.
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